These jobs were popular with other job seekersAs the Payments Architect, you will be supporting the payments value stream to transform and modernize our payments landscape with expertise in Microservices and Cloud Technologies. This will be a challenging role in a fast-paced environment but will be a rewarding process to drive change from both a strategic roadmap and solution design perspective. Duties & ResponsibilitiesDesign, build and deploy payment services projects as per the roadmap of our business units;Deliver the most recognized payment methods in each market & innovative payment methods working closely with technology providers;Analyse different technical options to deliver the payment architecture, in alignment with the global/local payments roadmap, functional constraints and the e-commerce solutions landscape defined as part of the company strategy;Perform workload estimation and prototype development together with the development teams.Coordinate in some projects the development activities to ensure consistency between as-built solutions and their design;Delivery of Solution Designs taking into account timeline and budget constraints.Engage and collaborate with technical stakeholders (Architecture, Security, Infrastructure) to get the solution design approved and in line with IT strategy.When applicable, assist the development manager in the coordination of development activities to get a solution in line with technical design documentation.Provide appropriate documentation and coaching to the project team and provide assistance during installation / deployment phase.Ensure efficient knowledge transfer and ramp up time for new on- and off-shore developers.Industrialization is integrated in the design of the solution when possible to be easily rolled out in other context without major developments;Work to assure Online and Offline international payment acceptance for all brands and markets;Use continuous improvement methodologies to grow revenue, reduce costs and mitigate risk;Work to mitigate risk when it comes to payments acceptance. Assure PCI and ISO principles. Work with Fraud / Risk business teams and prepare plans for data breach response plans and DRP related to payments acceptance.Advocate the adoption of “best practices” to ensure standardization across the organization in processes and solutions and collaborate with cross functional business units and other functional teams to drive end-to-end process consistency, maturity & effectiveness.Desired Experience & QualificationQualificationsA Degree in Business Science, Engineering, Computer Science and/or IT. Preference would be given to a candidate certified in TOGAF or a similar Framework.Work ExperienceThe Candidate needs to have:5 years + experience in Payment Solution/End-to-End Architecture (ideally in the South African Banking industry.)Experience in the bank or finance related industry3-5 years experience in System analysis & designTOGAF 9 or 10Modelling experience in EA tools, like iServer IT & Internet These jobs were popular with other job seekers#J-18808-Ljbffr